Joaquin Is Abducted by Aliens and Beamed Up into Their

question 7

Multiple Choice

Joaquin is abducted by aliens and beamed up into their spaceship. The aliens hold up two fingers in a peace sign to let Joaquin know they do not intend to hurt him. Joaquin soon learns that the aliens can communicate with him in English, but they also communicate with one another in a different "language" using bird-like chirps. As a psychology student, Joaquin is curious to know how the aliens came to learn English. After their interaction, Joaquin is returned to Earth safely and decides to not tell anyone about his visit.
-For the rest of his life,Joaquin thinks that all aliens must be peaceful because the aliens he met were peaceful.This is an example of which type of biased decision-making strategy

• A) The Gambler's Fallacy
• B) Confirmation Bias
• C) The Law of Small Numbers
• D) Belief Perseverance

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Definitions:

Sequential

Describes processes, events, or things that follow one after the other in a specific order or sequence.

Credible Threats

Declarations or signals that a party intends to inflict harm or loss on another in the event of non-compliance, which are believable and likely to be carried out.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where no player can benefit by changing their strategy while the other players keep theirs unchanged.

Repeated Games

A scenario in game theory where the same game (with the same strategy set) is played by players multiple times.